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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.7%−2.3 pts
02Grundy County, IAIA12,3615.1%+0.5 pts
03Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.2%−0.4 pts
04Worth County, IAIA7,3385.3%−3.0 pts
05Sioux County, IAIA36,7745.5%−1.0 pts
06Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8995.7%−4.9 pts
07Madison County, IAIA17,2705.8%−0.9 pts
08Mitchell County, IAIA10,6506.7%−4.0 pts
09Warren County, IAIA57,3316.7%+1.6 pts
10Winnebago County, IAIA10,2516.9%−1.5 pts
11Mills County, IAIA14,7936.9%−1.3 pts
12Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.1%+2.0 pts
13Taylor County, IAIA5,8357.1%−5.0 pts
14Boone County, IAIA26,7997.2%−0.4 pts
15Plymouth County, IAIA25,6977.2%+1.2 pts
16Marion County, IAIA34,1927.3%−0.4 pts
17Buchanan County, IAIA20,8837.4%−2.0 pts
18Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.4%+1.8 pts
19Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.4%+1.0 pts
20Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.5%+1.2 pts
21Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.5%+1.5 pts
22Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6637.8%−0.5 pts
23Fremont County, IAIA6,5228.1%−1.4 pts
24Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+0.7 pts
25Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.4%+3.4 pts
26Delaware County, IAIA17,6748.7%+0.7 pts
27Harrison County, IAIA14,6238.7%+1.6 pts
28Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.8%+0.8 pts
29Benton County, IAIA26,0048.8%+2.7 pts
30Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.9%+2.9 pts
31Howard County, IAIA9,4159.0%−0.4 pts
32Greene County, IAIA8,6589.0%+0.9 pts
33Jasper County, IAIA38,1539.1%+2.6 pts
34Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.1%−0.3 pts
35Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.1%+1.1 pts
36Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+2.9 pts
37Jones County, IAIA21,2539.5%+0.9 pts
38Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3729.5%+1.0 pts
39Muscatine County, IAIA41,8539.6%+0.7 pts
40Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.6%+1.7 pts
41Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.9%+2.2 pts
42Emmet County, IAIA9,10710.0%+1.8 pts
43Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210.0%−4.2 pts
44Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99610.3%+1.9 pts
45Polk County, IAIA516,54610.4%+2.4 pts
46Clay County, IAIA16,20210.4%+2.1 pts
47Davis County, IAIA9,23010.4%−1.5 pts
48Sac County, IAIA9,52510.5%+0.6 pts
49Henry County, IAIA19,34910.7%+2.0 pts
50Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910.9%+0.4 pts
51Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.9%+1.1 pts
52Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.0%+4.9 pts
53O'Brien County, IAIA14,22011.1%+3.8 pts
54Adair County, IAIA7,40311.1%+3.4 pts
55Butler County, IAIA14,04911.1%+3.1 pts
56Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81911.2%+2.1 pts
57Cass County, IAIA12,96011.2%+0.2 pts
58Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.3%+3.6 pts
59Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.3%+1.2 pts
60Allamakee County, IAIA14,23811.4%+1.8 pts
61Calhoun County, IAIA9,56211.6%+1.5 pts
62Ida County, IAIA6,77711.6%+2.8 pts
63Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.6%+1.4 pts
64Cherokee County, IAIA11,36911.8%+4.5 pts
65Union County, IAIA11,82911.9%+0.5 pts
66Scott County, IAIA175,25911.9%+1.4 pts
67Jackson County, IAIA19,28811.9%+1.7 pts
68Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+1.2 pts
69Osceola County, IAIA5,98012.2%+5.2 pts
70Clayton County, IAIA16,84512.3%+3.7 pts
71Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.3%+2.3 pts
72Lee County, IAIA32,30612.4%+2.7 pts
73Woodbury County, IAIA106,64912.4%+2.1 pts
74Page County, IAIA14,85612.4%−0.1 pts
75Floyd County, IAIA14,90112.5%+3.2 pts
76Montgomery County, IAIA10,00212.5%+3.5 pts
77Tama County, IAIA16,79612.6%+2.0 pts
78Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.7%+2.9 pts
79Monona County, IAIA8,53912.8%+3.4 pts
80Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.1%+0.4 pts
81Monroe County, IAIA7,40613.2%+4.1 pts
82Jefferson County, IAIA15,29113.2%+2.3 pts
83Wright County, IAIA12,80113.4%+6.3 pts
84Adams County, IAIA3,61713.4%+4.1 pts
85Humboldt County, IAIA9,40913.6%+5.4 pts
86Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.7%+3.5 pts
87Webster County, IAIA36,83814.3%+4.3 pts
88Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.4%+0.7 pts
89Des Moines County, IAIA38,07714.9%+4.2 pts
90Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.5%+2.4 pts
91Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.8%+0.3 pts
92Franklin County, IAIA9,86815.8%+7.9 pts
93Wayne County, IAIA6,73816.0%+2.0 pts
94Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.6%+3.4 pts
95Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.2%+2.2 pts
96Clarke County, IAIA9,57417.4%+8.8 pts
97Crawford County, IAIA16,23718.7%+7.6 pts
98Appanoose County, IAIA12,07719.7%+5.1 pts
99Story County, IAIA101,29120.0%+5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS